We The People - U.S. Constitution

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What is the name of our first government?

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The Articles of Confederation

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Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

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Not enough power

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Who was the Massachusetts farmer that led a rebellion against the courts?

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Daniel Shays

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Which city held the convention to fix the Articles of Confederation?

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Philadelphia

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Who was the president of the convention?

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George Washington

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Who is considered the father of the Constitution?

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James Madison

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Which state did not attend the convention? Georgia, Delaware, Maryland, Rhode Island

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Rhode Island

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Instead of fixing the Articles of Confederation, what document did the convention create?

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Constitution

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Whose ideas about government influenced the founders?

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John Locke

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Which document influenced the framers of the Constitution? Options: Bill of Rights, Magna Carta, Albany Plan of Union, Proclamation of 1763

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Magna Carta